Telephone stand holder



Nov. 17, 1936. l P. E; BAUER 2,061,449

TELEPHONE STAND HOLDER l Filed Aug. 6, 1935 ATTORNEY iPatented Nov. 172 1936 PATENT *omc- Ef 'iEL'EPHoiwtl sTANn noLDEn Paul E. Bauer, Westbury, N. Y. Application August 6, 1935, Serial No.` 35,004 I aclaim's. I' (ci. 1 -10.5)

This invention relates tostand holders'and has for an object to provide an improved construction which may be used with Atelephones or other objects for supporting the same and also providing additional attachments.

Another object` of the invention is `to provide a` holder vfor stands wherein means are provided vfor holding a pad and pencil in a normal out-oithe-way position butready for instant use.

An additionalobject is to provide a support or holder for stands wherein there is provided an annular ring whichmay be rotated and which is formed with means for supporting a strip of paper, tape, or the like having desired information thereon which is readily accessible at all times.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is a side view of a holder disclosing an t embodiment of the invention, the same being shown in connection with a telephone stand;

Fig.-2 is a top plan view of the holder shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through liig. i approximately on the line Set.

Referring' to the,accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates the body of the holder, said body being formed with a.casingr 2 of metal, wood, bakelite, or other material, and provided with asuitabIe iilling section 3 of cardboard, paper, ilber, wood, or other material. The lling section 3 is so arranged .that there are providedk cavities and cavity 5 being adapted to receive and hold a pencil t, while cavity l is adapted to receive av drawer ,l which drawer preferably has no sides but has a bottom t and ends t and l@ together with a `handle li. Different articles may be carried in this drawer, as, for instance, a

pad i2. It will thus be seen that the pad it and a telephone` stand. En orderto dothis properly. there are provided resilient holding catches or prongs t3 which may bewelded or` otherwise rigidlyv secured to the casing 2.v lThese prongs are formed as shown in the drawing wherebyV the base I4 of the telephone may be merelygforced downwardlyuntil it engages the upper surface'ofr the casing 2 and these resilient prongs will snap into position as shown in the drawing and normany hold tne'parts together so that ifztne' telephone is lifted, and transported the holder also ywill be transported though they may be pulled apart. y

Thecasing 2 while it may be made of different 5 materials isy preferably made of metal and at the periphery is provided with a pair of spaced upstanding rings l5 'and I6 whereby there is an annular groove il in which a depending annular l ange it slidinglyts. This flange is preferably l0 `integral with a; runway or band-neceving collar it. These parts may be made from bakelite, rubber, metal, or other material, but are preferably made from-metal and preferably bent at an angle asrshown in Figs. l and 3, though they l5 could stand upright or even be laid horizontal if preferred. ln forming the runway i9, the respective edges are turned over at 2t and '2i to form grooves for the reception of a strip or ring oi paper or other material 22. Thestrip or ring 2u of paper 22'may be tightly held in the runway. l@ or loosely held therein. 'When the strip of paper is loosely held it may be moved with the finger of the operator so that different ypoints may come opposite theoperator as desired. Howeverfusu- 25 allythe ring22is' held by friction so as not to readily move but the runway I9 will readily slide f in the groove il so that any point on the face of the ring 22`may be brought opposite the operator. IThis ring may contain any desired information, 3Q as, for instance, the names and addresses of customers, friends, or the like; valso telephone numbers may be arranged on this ring or strip of paper, as it is easily rotated by reason of the movement of the runway it. Anyy of these 35 addresses or telephone numbers may readily be brought in front of the operator. It will be readily understood that thering 22 may be removed at any time and a new onesubstituted so that other information may be applied thereto. In 40 many cases it may be desiredto place advertising Vmatter overthe entire surface of the ring 22, or at certain places thereon, so that 'the user of the device may have part of the ring for his individual use while the remaining part will -call tol his 3:5`

v -an varticle-carrying member having a ring-shaped' extension loosely mounted in the space between 55 sair spaced rings whereby said article-carrying member may be rotated.

2. A telephone stand holder adapted to receive and support a telephone, comprising a circular body for receiving the base of a telephone, a pluralit; of resilient lingers carried by said body for resiliently and removably clamping said base on said body, and a rotatable article carrier supported by said body and extending substantially around the periphery thereof, said carrier having inturned facing flanges for producing facing grooves adapted to receive a band of paper or the like.

3. A device of the character described comprising a circular base, a circular trad: surrounding said base and carried by the base at the periphery thereof, and a circular indicia-band holding runway rotatably mounted in said track.

4. A telephone stand holder comprising a body, an upstanding pair of concentric spaced rings carried by said body surrounding the periphery thereof, and an article-carrying ring-shaped member loosely mounted in the space between said spacedrings whereby said article carrying member may be rotated horizontally between said concentric upstanding rings.

5. A'telephone stand holder comprising a body having a circular base, means carried by the body acting to clamp the base of a telephone thereon, a circular track mounted on theupper surface of the base at its periphery and a circular indicia-carrying band mounted in said track.

6. A telephone stand holder comprising a body its periphery, an information-bearing ring, and

means for rotatably mounting said ring on said track.

8. A stand holder comprising a body having a circular base, a circular track carried by said base, and a rotatable circular ring surrounding said\ at the periphery thereof with a. portion slidingly fitting in said track, said rotatable ring having turned-over edges for presenting facing grooves adapted to receive an information-carryins ring.

9. A telephone stand holder comprising aV body. meanscarried by said body adapted to clamp the base of a telephone thereon, an upstanding pair of concentric spaced rings carried by said body surrounding the periphery thereof, and an article-carrying ring-shaped member loosely mounted in the space between said spaced rings whereby said article-carrying member may be rotated horizontally between said concentric upstanding rings. y

PAUL E. BAUER. 

